SF3269

SF3269 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Highway toll collection authority elimination; reallocation of certain user fee revenue authorization; appropriating money

Related bill: HF2948

AI Generated Summary

Purpose of the Bill

The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the authority to collect tolls on Minnesota highways and to arrange for the reallocation of certain transportation-related user fee revenues. This bill aims to amend existing statutes and repeal specific sections to ensure that highway toll collection is no longer permitted.

Main Provisions

Prohibition on Toll Conversion: The bill prohibits any road authority, including cities or private operators, from converting, transferring, or using any part of a highway to impose tolls. This includes prohibiting mandatory use of tolled portions by commercial motor vehicles.
Exemptions: The prohibition does not apply to the following scenarios:
- Toll facilities or high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes that were in place before September 1, 2007.
- Additional lanes, such as priced dynamic shoulder lanes, HOV lanes, or high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes, added after September 1, 2007.
- New general-purpose lanes added to increase highway capacity.
Reallocation of User Fees: The bill outlines the need to reallocate the revenues from certain user fees related to transportation, although specific details of the reallocation process are not provided in the text.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

Elimination of Toll Authority: It repeals sections of the law that authorize the collection of tolls on Minnesota highways, specifically affecting the statutes that have allowed for the creation and administration of toll facilities.
Amendments to Statutes: The bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 sections 160.845 and 160.93 to reflect this change. Additionally, it repeals Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 160.93 subdivisions 2 and 2a that previously supported toll collection and administration.

Relevant Terms

Toll collection
Highway authority
Commercial motor vehicle restrictions
High-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes
High-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes
User fee revenue reallocation
Statute amendment and repeal

Bill text versions

Introduction PDF file

Actions

Date	Chamber	Where	Type	Name	Committee Name
April 02, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Introduction and first reading
April 02, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Introduction and first reading
April 02, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Referred to	Transportation

Citations

[
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Clarifies restrictions on the requirement for commercial vehicles to use toll roads."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Definitions for commercial motor vehicles under section 169.011, subdivision 16, are referenced in the context of traffic and toll facility restrictions.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "169.011",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 16"
  }
]